Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-11-08
THE FARM IN NOVEMBER.


Sox uren.re for winter. Store The late
vegetables, and make everything snag Tor
protsction against cold. These things
.houi be- made sure aud then there may
DC . time % continue the farm Improve.
msn,s. Pal p.o~lng may be continued and
for ola ground and where Il l. liable To be
washed ~ fall rains, perhaps late p'o"'pg
IL beat
sn,,,t.ns manure 10 the fall IL praeiieed
by good farmers In some sections sni thsie
are many points In favor OF THIS me,ho1.
TIE frlds are rot 80 badly CUT ~ Nhe.s
In spring and the sprirs wotk IL sis.neeu.
90 much. and the manure osins .fPose1 ~
The elements on The sol IL In ne,ief eonui-
,lou for pl.n;-fooi and The lunps VIII oe
more easily broken and Distributed. Ihe
loss by washing win be much lees Than 'he
gain by having the work oct OF The Way 10
The spring, an 1 II the nsnare IL spresh snd
gets well scaled by rain before we
grouud freetes there gill ee NJ loss worn
compating. In many Gases sroeoi may
~ lifted al resdy ~ son. 10 good aissn,age.
n IL surface 1. narrowed down lessi ~
wli dry OF earlier In the spring sni All
The narrowing at that season eau oe uonc
ansr the grain Il s0wn. IL may seem 'ns,
The sOll will get packed down TOO hsTi. on.
large part OF TIE sprin- grain In TIE West
/. sown on groani plosei In The summer
or carly fall and. amer being exposed 70 we
rains OF fall and winter. IL no, disturbed I'LL
the grain IL pat on with seedef, whieh -
sometimss followed by harrow and some
times The teeth OF the seeter make ths only
marks on the old farrows- 30 INA, " GU.
ground WAS plowed late aud narrower
down, and then narrowed well si'er he
seed Is sown. our system would De better
than theirs ~ least
This IL the time 20 pat In ioi oi leaves
for bedding. They are The best msstiai
TIA, can be got and are worth going along
distance for. They are worm eonecubk
for manure besides the use Tor bedding ana
absorbeuts.
Never let the plcsssn, days OF thl. season
induce you 20 begin any large loo tns' you
cannot rnish. IL will De year AMI per,
haps several, before you get ~ IL AGAIN anu
TIE work may be lost.
Strengthening up old walls and repairing
fences can be done. and few Stakes dn'en
In an old wooden fence In The WOODS may
save IL from being crushed oy tne snow 30
that more labor viii be needed on u Ia
more busy time In the spring we never
Get ready for the seasons TO charge. Ia ,ns
.prlng we always have few more JOBS 'asl
We want 20 do before the snow IL gone, and
In the fsll We dislike 10 drop our farm WORK
and Ist winter come, and Tor this reason
much time IL spent on some farms st ihls
season., with no particular plan or AIN 70
direct the labor, that would be more p'ons
.nls N the man and his help went Into ths
woods and picked up the old logs and dead
trees ana got the years supply OF wood
ready 10 draw IN the house IS soon ~ tne
now. csme. The wood can be secured 10
les. than half the time In this way anc
much more prudsntly than TO VAN I'll ms
snow Il too deep 20 movein, and the fsllen
tree. covered, and the wood mus De Cut
where n can be got the fastest, and ever
dsy for q month or more In The wors'
vs,,her and shortest days the chores ~ tn'
barr mus, be hurried up 10 get time V
make a road through the drift and get
load or two OF wood. and the whole Winter
4. Worried through In this way when Al
thai Is accomplished migat have been don'
I'M tso weeks a. the proper time.
Yarn roads are too much neglected. on
lars, farms. Loads are drawn over isrg'
roes- ana through mud. holes and up steel
grades rear amer year. just because hin
road bnlldiug IL not . part OF the regular
farm routine and no particular time Is sci
apart for II.